DAVAO CITY (PIA) – The Regional Development Council XI formally launched the Davao Regional Development Plan 2023–2028, May 23, at the Mapua Malayan Colleges Mindanao here.

RDC chairperson and Davao Oriental Gov. Corazon Malanyaon led the launching program, which was graced by Presidential Management Staff (PMS) Undersecretary for Service Continuity Mark Cristeo Gimenez, Secretary Ma. Belen Acosta of the Mindanao Development Authority, national government agencies and local government officials, as well as private sector representatives, among others.

Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan of the National Economic and Development Authority was the keynote speaker during the event, who addressed the attendees virtually.

The Davao Regional Development Plan 2023–2028 serves as the region’s overall blueprint in development planning for the next six years, geared towards a long-term vision, pursuing the region’s sustained recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and transforming it into a more progressive, broad-based, and strong Davao Region.

She added that "these activities would involve the mobilization of the entire Council and its partner agencies down to the provinces and school campuses for the massive dissemination of our plan."

NEDA-XI aspires to inculcate in every Filipino the “Ambisyon Natin 2040,” a vision crafted in 2015 as a guide for development planning and shall be anchored on the DRDP 2023 – 2028 as the overall goal to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle, secure future and strong family and community ties.

DRDP 2023 – 2028 is also anchored on the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028 and the 8-point socio-economic development agenda of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., composed of 17 chapters highlighting the recommendations on the overall direction of the spatial development of Davao region.

The plan will be pursuing critical transformations in digitalization, public-private partnership (PPP), servicification, dynamic innovation ecosystem, enhanced connectivity, and greater collaboration between local and national government. (Franchette Delfin/PIA Davao)